Updated: May. 29, 2023, 10:07 p.m.
Published: May. 29, 2023, 9:53 p.m.
A teen girl is dead after a shooting in Fairfield Monday afternoon.
Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies at 2:47 p.m. were called to the intersection of Overlook Place and Hillside Drive.
Lt. Joni Money said once on the scene, they found a 17-year-old girl suffering from gunshot wounds. She was rushed to UAB Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
The victim was a passenger in a vehicle that took gunfire while it was moving. A second person in the vehicle sustained minor injuries.
Money said no additional information is being released at this time. No arrests have been made.
Monday’s fatal shooting was the second time over the holiday weekend that a teen girl was killed in Fairfield.
On Saturday, a 15-year-old girl was shot at 3:44 p.m. to the 5000 block of Parkway.
The 15-year-old girl was taken to Children’s of Alabama. She was later pronounced dead.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder. in that case.
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